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NN2 8QA

Kingsthorpe North · West Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Northampton
Ward
Kingsthorpe North
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Northampton North
Postcode district
NN2
Postcode sector
NN2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN2 8QF 73 m
NN2 8QN 74 m
NN2 8QG 75 m
NN2 8QQ 134 m
NN2 8QL 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN2 8QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN2
Postcode sector
NN2 8
Latitude
52.269111
Longitude
-0.913893
British National Grid easting
474,211
British National Grid northing
263,993

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Northamptonshire · E06000062
Electoral ward
Kingsthorpe North · E05015996
Parish or community
E04013508
Westminster constituency
Northampton North · E14001406
Output area
E00138326
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 013C · E01027193
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 013 · E02005657

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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64 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
50, Leyland Drive, Northampton, NN2 8QA 5 August 2025 £420,000
17a, Leyland Drive, Northampton, NN2 8QA 31 August 2021 £15,000
51, Leyland Drive, Northampton, NN2 8QA 1 April 2021 £260,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
74
Primary
43
Secondary
7

  1. Whitehills Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    669 m

  2. Whitehills Primary School

    Community school

    683 m

  3. Kingsthorpe Village Primary School

    Community school

    951 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,955
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 649
  • Anti social behaviour 364
  • Shoplifting 300
  • Criminal damage and arson 123
  • Other theft 107

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
158

77 female, 81 male

Postcode households
56
Residents per household
2.8
NN2 8 residents
15,906

Age bands in NN2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

2,665 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,534 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

4,119 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

3,960 residents

Age 65 and over
23.2%

3,710 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NN2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

19

within 5 km

  • THE PINES SURGERY

    HARBOROUGH ROAD NORTH, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 8LL

    ODS code K83008

    876 m

  • QUEENSVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNTON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6LS

    ODS code K83003

    1.9 km

  • KINGSTHORPE MEDICAL CTR.

    EASTERN AVENUE SOUTH, KINGSLEY, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7JN

    ODS code K83035

    1.9 km

  • GREENVIEW SURGERY

    129 HAZELDENE ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7PB

    ODS code K83077

    2.5 km

  • LANGHAM PLACE SURGERY

    11 LANGHAM PLACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AA

    ODS code K83027

    2.7 km

  • LEICESTER TCE HEALTHCARE CTR

    7-8 LEICESTER TERRACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AL

    ODS code K83014

    2.8 km

  • PARK AVE MED CNT & KINGS HEATH PRACTICE

    166-168 PARK AVENUE NORTH, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 2HZ

    ODS code K83042

    3.2 km

  • THE MOUNTS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CAMPBELL STREET, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 3DS

    ODS code K83025

    3.2 km

  • ST LUKES PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    TIMKEN WAY SOUTH, DUSTON, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 6FR

    ODS code K83041

    3.2 km

  • THE CRESCENT MEDICAL CTR.

    2 THE CRESCENT, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4SB

    ODS code K83050

    3.3 km

  • COUNTY SURGERY

    202-204 ABINGTON AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4QA

    ODS code K83056

    3.6 km

  • ABINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    51A BEECH AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 2JG

    ODS code K83043

    3.7 km

  • MAPLE ACCESS PARTNERSHIP LLP

    MAPLE HOUSE, 17-19 HAZELWOOD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 1LG

    ODS code K83621

    3.9 km

  • KING EDWARD ROAD SURGERY

    CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE, KING EDWARD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 5LY

    ODS code K83012

    4.4 km

  • ABINGTON PARK SURGERY

    CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE, ARDINGTON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 5LT

    ODS code K83029

    4.4 km

  • MOULTON SURGERY

    120 NORTHAMPTON LANE NORTH, MOULTON, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 7QP

    ODS code K83009

    4.6 km

  • WOODVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOLMECROSS ROAD, THORPLANDS, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8AW

    ODS code K83040

    4.9 km

  • DR ABBAS

    WESTON FAVELL P/C CENTRE, BILLING BROOK ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8DW

    ODS code K83618

    5.0 km

  • MAYFIELD SURGERY

    BILLING BROOK ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8DW

    ODS code K83076

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Windmill PH

    BCT · Spring Park

    0.1 miles

  • The Windmill PH

    BCT · Spring Park

    0.1 miles

  • Acre Lane

    BCT · Spring Park

    0.1 miles

  • Barley Lane

    BCT · Spring Park

    0.1 miles

  • Acre Lane

    BCT · Spring Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 013C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,612 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £217,500 from 2 recorded sales in NN2 8QA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Northamptonshire is £292,754 in June 2026, up 2.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

74 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 7 secondary schools. Whitehills Nursery School is the nearest published school at 669 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,955 published events cover 12 months, averaging 162.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 649 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.